package accountsservice 0.6.40-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[martin suchanek]

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch)
Release: 15.10

 apt-cache policy accountsservice
accountsservice:
  Installed: 0.6.40-2ubuntu4
  Candidate: 0.6.40-2ubuntu5
  Version table:
     0.6.40-2ubuntu5 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
 *** 0.6.40-2ubuntu4 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: accountsservice 0.6.40-2ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-15.18-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 8 23:19:19 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:accountsservice:0.6.40-2ubuntu4:subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-16 (176 days ago)
InstallationMedia:

RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu4
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: accountsservice
Title: package accountsservice 0.6.40-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-04-16 (176 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Bobík (bobik)]

In my case it was installation from AWS image repository.